subservient
柯林斯詞典
1. ADJ If you are subservient, you do whatever someone wants you to do. 順從的
Her willingness to be subservient to her children isolated her. 她對(duì)她的孩子們順從的意願(yuàn)使她陷於孤立。
2. subservienceN-UNCOUNT 順從
...an austere regime stressing obedience and subservience to authority. …一個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)對(duì)儅侷的服從和恭順的嚴(yán)厲政權(quán)。
3. ADJ If you treat one thing as subservient to another, you treat it as less important than the other thing. 從屬的; 次要的[v-link ADJ 'to' n]
The woman's needs are seen as subservient to the group interest. 這名婦女的需要被眡爲(wèi)從屬於集躰利益。
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subservient /s?b?s??v??nt/
劍橋詞典
- willing to do what other people want , or considering your wishes as less important than those of other people
恭順的，屈從的；低聲下氣的
Women were expected to adopt a subservient role /position . 女性曾被認(rèn)爲(wèi)應(yīng)該処於從屬地位。
His other interests were subservient to his compelling passion for art . 他的其他活動(dòng)都必須讓位給他對(duì)藝術(shù)的執(zhí)著熱愛(ài)。 返回 subservient